Early morning blazes tear through Hamilton Heights, Upper East Side apartment buildings

Five firefighters were injured in a blaze at a Hamilton Heights apartment early Thursday. (Paul Kazmercyk/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A blaze tore through the top floor of a Hamilton Heights apartment building early Thursday, injuring five firefighters, officials said.

The two-alarm fire began just after 1:10 a.m. on the sixth floor of 605 W. 141st St., according to FDNY officials.

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"The fire spread really fast through the sixth floor," said Marcus Dilauro, 35, who lives in the building. "You could see flames coming out the back windows and heavy smoke out the front."

"It's going to be a real problem for residents if the roof of the building is collapsed," he added.

Firefighters brought the flames under control at 2:30 a.m., officials said. The extent of the damage to the building was unknown.

Four of the injured firefighters were treated for minor injuries, according to an FDNY spokesman. One firefighter was taken to a nearby hospital in serious but stable condition.

One resident of the building was also treated for minor injuries at the scene, the spokesman said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Less than an hour later, another two-alarm fire tore through the fourth floor of an Upper East Side apartment building, officials said.

The fire started at 2:10 a.m., ravaging a building on Third Ave. near E. 88th St. until firefighters brought the blaze under control around 5:00 a.m., according to FDNY officials.

The building was evacuated as firefighters cleared the fourth floor of debris.

"I heard someone scream 'fire' from the hallway," said Greg Waters, 41, who lives on the fourth floor of the building. "The smoke really intensified as the firemen knocked out the windows. It was a serious fire."